The Icelandic Phallological Museum, which opened in 1997, is not out to compete with the Met or Guggenheim, neither of which boasts of having anywhere near the 261 preserved penises housed here in the fishing village of Husavik, Iceland. The owner's collection began with a single bull's penis that resembles a riding crop, which has been joined by a penis that's almost six feet long and weighs 154 pounds from a sperm whale, a marked contrast to the hamster's penis bone, which is only 2 millimeters and requires a magnifying glass to be seen.

Missing from the collection is a human penis, but there have been promises from a German, an American, an Icelander and a Briton, each of whom plans to donate his organ after death. Will the wall label read, "On loan from_____________?" What sort of man would choose to donate his penis? The American, 52-year-old Stan Underwood, has provided a written description of his penis-- which he calls "Elmo," while the 93-year-old Icelandic donor had been a womanizer so felt his penis was on the level of a Picasso, but he's said to be reconsidering since his organ has been shrinking with age. If these fall through, the museum may want to contact Lorena Bobbitt to see if she'd be willing to be a donor.

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